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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP7879 |
DP7879 The role of fees in patent systems: Theory and evidence | |
Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie; Gaétan de Rassenfosse | |
发表日期 | 2010-06-01 |
出版年 | 2010 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | This paper reviews the economic literature on the role of fees in patent systems. Two main research questions are usually addressed: the impact of patent fees on the behavior of applicants and the question of optimal fees. Studies in the former group confirm that a range of fees affect the behavior of applicants and suggest that a patent is an inelastic good. Studies in the latter group provide grounds for both low and high application (or pre-grant) fees and renewal (or post-grant) fees, depending on the structural context and on the policy objectives. The paper also presents new stylized facts on patent fees of thirty patent offices worldwide. It is shown that application fees are generally lower than renewal fees, and renewal fees increase more than proportionally with patent age (to the notable exception of Switzerland and the U.S.). |
主题 | Industrial Organization |
关键词 | Application fees Price elasticity Patent system Intellectual property policy Renewal fees |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp7879 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/536716 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie,Gaétan de Rassenfosse. DP7879 The role of fees in patent systems: Theory and evidence. 2010. |
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